By BENJAMIN SARONDO Vash Lillo is an 18-year-old fancy chicken breeder with a farm in Candelaria, Quezon. He started raising chickens when he was six years old because of the influence of his father and uncles, who raised broiler chickens. Now, he has 200 heads on his 2,000 square-meter farm, which...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO Most children used to spend their time on the playground, watching cartoons on television, or playing with their toys. But Vash Lillo had a significant childhood, which impacted what he is doing now. Instead of driving his own toy car or playing with a stuffed toy, he played...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO Michael Chase Manansala, 40 years old, proved that he can showcase both offense and defense not just on the basketball court but also in the field of agribusiness as he shifted from being a professional basketball player to goat farming. Also, he juggles not just his goat farm...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO A professional basketball player turned businessman, Michael Chase Manansala, 40 years old, proved that he can showcase both offense and defense not just on the basketball court but also in the field of agribusiness. After playing point guard for the Shiga Lakestars in Japan,...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO Salvador Daryl Buban and Rosel Buban manage Dream Nature Farm in Pagsanjan, Laguna, where they raise cows and carabaos that produce milk and dairy products. “Our cows and carabaos were grassfed. My husband harvested them from our own farm,” Rosel said. (Dream Nature...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO Jovito P. Mabulac Jr., a 27-year old licensed electrical engineer and owner of Nature Trip Farming in Batasan Hills, Quezon City, first encountered the ARC crayfish while browsing online videos in 2021. At first, he got interested in the species as a hobby and source of...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO It was out of curiosity that Jovito P. Mabulak Jr., a 27-year old licensed electrical engineer and owner of Nature Trip Farming from Batasan Hills, Quezon City, discovered the cultivation of crayfish, particularly the Australian red claw (ARC). Jovito Mabulac Jr. poses for...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO It was Rosel Buban's dream to establish a zoo that shelters farm animals and grows fruit-bearing trees, but some things are not meant to happen even if they are perfectly envisioned. But quitting was never an option for Buban; instead, she redirected her steps toward what she...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO It was in November 2021 that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) allowed Filipinos to commercially propagate agarwood ( Aquilaria malaccensis ), one of the world’s priciest trees and an endangered one. In Barangay Antipolo Tinambac, Camarines Sur,...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) forecasted that the continuation of the El Ni ñ o event is 90% likely during the second half of 2023. It is predicted that it will bring at least moderate strength that will impact our health, economies, and ecosystems. In its...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO Some Filipinos choose to work abroad because of the much higher salary and benefits they get. Raymund Mendoza, 35, decided to quit his job abroad and stay in the Philippines to start his beekeeping business, Saranghae Honey Bee Farm. Raymund worked as a data encoder in the...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO Failing his dream course and university forced Marvin Manila, the 34 year old owner of 3miel Bee Farm located in Los Ba ñ os, Laguna, to master a different field far from his passion, agriculture. Manila has always had a passion for agriculture because of the influence of...
